[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 34 (Thursday, March 23, 2000)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E411-E412]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                A TRIBUTE TO COL. JOSEPH D. HUGHES, JR.

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                           HON. MIKE McINTYRE

                           of north carolina

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, March 23, 2000

  Mr. McINTYRE. Mr. Speaker, today I pay tribute to Col. Joseph D. 
Hughes, Jr., who is retiring from the North Carolina National Guard 
after 37 years of service to the Tar Heel State.
  As superintendent of the Maneuver Area Training Equipment Site at 
Fort Bragg, NC for the past 11 years, Colonel Hughes has been 
responsible for a variety of tasks, including supervision of essential 
personnel and maintenance of defense equipment. Through each of these 
duties, Colonel Hughes has performed admirably and thoroughly. In 
addition, Colonel Hughes has worked with my Fayetteville district 
office on a variety of issues to assist the citizens of the seventh 
congressional district. For his service to our region, our State, and

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our Nation, I am thankful, and we all should be grateful.
  President John F. Kennedy once said, ``For those to whom much is 
given, much is required. And when at some future date when history 
judges us, recording whether in our brief span of service we fulfilled 
our responsibilities to the state, our success or failure, in whatever 
office we hold, will be measured by the answers to four questions: 
First, were we truly men of courage . . . Second, were we truly men of 
judgment . . . Third, were we truly men of integrity . . . Finally, 
were we truly men of dedication?'' Colonel Hughes will truthfully be 
able to answer each of these questions in the affirmative. He is indeed 
a man of courage, judgment, integrity, and dedication.
  Colonel, as you enter this next stage of your life, may the time with 
your family and loved ones be blessed and plentiful. May your memories 
be proud and positive, and may your life continue to be enriched with 
peace, joy and heartfelt thanks from your neighbors, friends, and loved 
ones.

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